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what will happen to us old school dj's???

alot of dj's are throwing away there TT's and cd players and moving on to laptops and software (mac's and albeton) do you think that the hardware (tt's mixer cd players) will be leaving us anytime soon???

hmmmm hard to say really

I will probarbly move onto software in a few years when they stop producing vinyl , the next few years will be CDR then everyone will e HDJ

no

has every recording studio thrown out their neve or ssl console in favour of a 19" tft and a mouse with a virtual console?
No

hardware will always be around.

Vinyl will live, if things like VHS are still around and DAT tapes why not vinyl. It will still b a while before mixing from a cd gives the exact feel and sound as vinyl.

i think people who use computers dont really understand being a DJ...the turntables and everything make a dj who he is along with his Cd's/Vinyls...clubs still use technics and stuff and DJ's that do it on their own really make the crowd go crazy...so IMO i think "Old school Dj's" will be along for much longer..the only difference is the type of material used..for example vinyls might be changed or something..but not for a while anyways

thats when you have the most fun...making the crowd go crazy AND spinning yourself...thats the challenge

No.

Yea, it will be around, I hate how some of todays software can be used to make mix sets without the person knowing how to beatmatch, even though this shouldn't matter to me as it really is about the music, but still.

Look at it this way, we have amazing drum machines today, but you won't see bands throwing away there drummer to replace him with a machine, even if they both sounded the same, who wants to goto a concert and watch a peice of hardware.

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Originally posted by djxtension No.

+1

I started on a laptop. I hated it. It was way too easy. You really do just push a button. During my set I would just stand there, because with in seconds you are cued up and ready to go. What to do next? Gotta let the track play a little. Only so much you can do with effects. Anyway, started with the laptop, got sick of it, went and bought Denon cd decks. Learned how to beatmatch, without hitting a button or reading a bpm counter. Now I can't wait to by tech 12's.
I think records and cds will survive.

I find it easier to beat match using vinyl rather than cd, maybe it's just cause I easily get caught up on what that damn bpm meter is telling me. I've mixed on all, and they all have thier benifits for sure. I usually don't spin vinyl, because of skipping problems I"ve been having, I just transfer them via s/pdif, and they sound great.

My dream would be to mix SACD or cd24 that would make me happy at the moment, I just don't like the quality of a cd.

Yes and no.

Physical feel will always be important to humans. Especially when making music.

Right now we are about as distant from it as possible, but I think you have to realize that technology doesnt have to take the physical aspect away.

Like now, sure the programs such as abelton, you use them on a laptop, and it takes the physical aspect away from it (yeah yeah sasha controller, whatever, not a fan of that thing, I feel its just a gimmick to fool clubbers into thinking hes doing more than he is) But I think we need to realize that things wont always be that way, advancing technologically wont always mean taking the life out of something. I mean you can already see the example comparing a cdj to a turntable, or a synthesizer to a piano those both advance the instrument, while leaving a strong physical factor.

Before you know it there will be knew devices that do very computerish things, but they have a stronger physical aspect to them, because things will turn full circle to the point where the physical aspect of things will be embraced even more in society, as we start to miss them. I do beleive man kind will continue progressing technologically, but I dont beleive it will mean we make ourselves vegetables, that have computers do everything for us.

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Originally posted by beats and beeps Yes and no. Physical feel will always be important to humans. Especially when making music. Right now we are about as distant from it as possible, but I think you have to realize that technology doesnt have to take the physical aspect away. Like now, sure the programs such as abelton, you use them on a laptop, and it takes the physical aspect away from it (yeah yeah sasha controller, whatever, not a fan of that thing, I feel its just a gimmick to fool clubbers into thinking hes doing more than he is) But I think we need to realize that things wont always be that way, advancing technologically wont always mean taking the life out of something. I mean you can already see the example comparing a cdj to a turntable, or a synthesizer to a piano those both advance the instrument, while leaving a strong physical factor. Before you know it there will be knew devices that do very computerish things, but they have a stronger physical aspect to them, because things will turn full circle to the point where the physical aspect of things will be embraced even more in society, as we start to miss them. I do beleive man kind will continue progressing technologically, but I dont beleive it will mean we make ourselves vegetables, that have computers do everything for us.

+1
true dude..that is very true

If the turntable is STILL around now in 2005, I'm sure we've got some solid time left with em. Isnt the TT the first audio playback device?? (with exception of those wind up music box things)

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Originally posted by Liquid Fusion IMO i think "Old school Dj's" will be along for much longer..the only difference is the type of material used..for example vinyls might be changed or something..but not for a while anyways

To me, this seems like a very contradictory statement. Am I reading this right? You're saying that "old school DJs" will still be around but they won't be using turntables to mix anymore? That's just the issue! If DJs don't use turntables, they're not "old school" as defined by the thread-starter.

shit yall, retro is always in!

i hate it being called but i find it funny i go to a retro club and hear it all on cds, and see a cutting edge dj and see vinyl....

A laptop and Ableton and a controller is much more expensive than tts/mixer/cd players, and if everyone bought all their tracks, no adantage for ableton over cd, then think, ur gonna have to lug ur shit to every club, etc etc too much BS, cds and tts are an easy standard to adhere to.

i dont think tt's will ever die - theres just sumthin cool about vinyl. ive got a cd deck but i still buy mostly vinyl.

i do think tho that eventually computers may take over from cd's as thats a natural progression into more advanced digital music but there'll always be the trusty tt's by the side.

Vinyl officially died in the 80s as far as mainstream consumers are concerned.
But in truth the only thing that suffered was the pre recorded audio cassette.

Besides, people always like watching a DJ play vinyl. It's really what makes you look the part... at least in my book.

cheers
Nem

Vinyls will always be around; its vinyls that most DJs and the crowd think are "cool". Nobody wants to watch a guy click things on a computer to mix music.

Also, a fun part about being a DJ is searching and buying rare vinyls and building up a collection. If you just download all your tracks there is really no fun or value in that...

at most i'll go to cds but never a laptop. that to me just defeats the purpose of what a dj is

vinyl will always be around, but i think more and more djs will start moving towards cdjs (promo CDRs are much easier and cheaper to produce and distribute than vinyl) and mp3s (using laptop or on cdj). vinyl is more expensive and the track you want is harder to come by than going online and buying an mp3.. the market is shifting towards new technologies, but vinyl will always be there. it just wont be as prominent in years to come imo.

razzi.

ps- i wish all edm was released only on vinyl, vinyl prices were cut in half, and all $$ went to the producers

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Originally posted by razzi ps- i wish all edm was released only on vinyl, vinyl prices were cut in half, and all $$ went to the producers

Everyone with a concious/any producer/most djs/most of TA wish this as well.

wouldn't go to a gig without my record bag

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Originally posted by Luke Terry wouldn't go to a gig without my record bag

Amen, Vinyl can't die. It's too much a part of the persona of a DJ. Vinyl adds to the stage performance as well. I wouldn't pay money to see someone who does everything on a laptop.

However, with performers such as Rabbit in the Moon, who use a variety of drum machines, synths, keyboards, and a hell of a lot of other items that I have no idea what they are, that is the direction I see DJing go toward. Well not so much DJing but EDM.

But vinyl will always be around. People like us Vinyl Junkies will make sure of that.

No need to worry as long as the distributers are still making money (which I'm pretty sure they are).

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